It is nearly 60 years since I was the editor in chief of The Ticker, but I still
remember our Thursday nights. After working on articles all week, editing and
rewriting, the staff went to the printer on Thursday night to watch their work
being printed. In those days, they used linotype
machines (I bet current Ticker staff have
no idea what that is), and after each article
was set in type, it had to be proofread, corrected, and set in
the page layouts. There was work for all, but the main reason for coming to the printer was to
enjoy being together, have some refreshments (if the editor had a slush fund), and watch with
pride as your article, on which you had worked hard, was now in print. The friendships we formed
at The Ticker were based on working together during the week but culminated in Thursday night
at the printer. Whenever I think about those nights, I have a warm feeling about what made my
time at Baruch so enjoyable, even after 60 years.